Anthropic's anti-piracy campaign against leaked Claude code inadvertently removed legitimate GitHub repositories from public access.

Anthropic took DMCA action to combat the spread of leaked Claude Code client source code on GitHub

The company's enforcement efforts unintentionally caught and disabled legitimate GitHub forks alongside infringing content

Stopping the distribution of leaked Claude code remains a significant challenge despite enforcement attempts

The incident raises concerns about collateral damage when companies pursue broad takedown strategies